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Lindsay Davenport inducted into Tennis HOF

Lindsay Davenport has reached her sport's highest honor, with her induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Lindsay Davenport of the United States plays a backhand in her first round legends doubles match with Cara Black of Zimbabwe against Martina Hingis of Switzerland and Martina Navratilova of the United States during day eight of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 21, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Lindsay Davenport has reached her sport's highest honor, with her induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Davenport highlighted a five-person class that was enshrined Saturday on Newport's grass courts during a 90-minute ceremony.

Davenport spent 98 weeks ranked No. 1. She won the 1998 U.S. Open, 1999 Wimbledon, 2000 Australian Open and 1996 Olympic gold medal to go with three major doubles titles.

Tennis great Chris Evert was among those at the ceremony. She described Davenport's tennis as "so loud, so strong and aggressive."

Davenport enters the hall with five-time Paralympic medalist Chantal Vandierendonck in the recent player category, coach Nick Bollettieri, executive Jane Brown Grimes and broadcaster John Barrett in the contributor category.

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